Paul Ferris

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Richard Paul Ferris (born May 2, 1941 in Corby , Northamptonshire , † October 30, 1995 in Bristol ) was a British actor , film composer and screenwriter .

Life

Ferris began his acting career in the early 1960s. After episodic roles in television series and a supporting role in the feature film Seduce Will Be Learned ... he received the recurring role of David Marlowe in the series Der Baron in 1966 . In the same year he began to work as a film composer; to 1974 he composed the music for several short films as well as British B-movie - horror films ; including The Witch Hunter with Vincent Price in the lead role. In this film from 1968 he also had his last film role under the pseudonym Morris Jar . He also wrote production music for De Wolfe Music ; his play In the Shadows was used (without naming his name in the credits) in The Knights of the Coconut and Jabberwocky .

Two of his compositions were also able to place in the British charts. The piece Visions , interpreted by Cliff Richard , reached position 7 in 1966 (Germany: position 40); In the following year, The Shadows occupied position 24 with the instrumental title Maroc 7 .

In 1974, Ferris, who suffered from Huntington's disease, ended first. In 1985, the five-part miniseries The Detective was created , and he was involved in the script. In 1995 he committed suicide.

Filmography (selection)

As an actor

  • 1964: Seduction has to be learned ... ( Rattle of a Simple Man )
  • 1966: The Baron ( The Baron )
  • 1968: The Witch Hunter ( Witchfinder General )

As a composer

  • 1966: The She Beast
  • 1967: Under the spell of Dr. Monserrat ( The Sorcerers )
  • 1968: The Witch Hunter ( Witchfinder General )
  • 1968: The Blood Beast ( The Blood Beast Terror )
  • 1973: The Night When the Skeleton Wakes ( The Creeping Flesh )
  • 1974: Persecution ( Persecution )

As a screenwriter

  • 1985: The Detective

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Allmusic: Visions (English)
  2. ↑ Allmusic: Maroc 7 (English)
  3. ↑ a b Halligan, Benjamin. Michael Reeves, Manchester University Press, 2003. ISBN 0-7190-6351-5
personal data
SURNAME Ferris, Paul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ferris, Richard Paul (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British actor and film composer
DATE OF BIRTH May 2, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH Corby , Northamptonshire
DATE OF DEATH October 30, 1995
Place of death Bristol